The kiosks provide public access to a wide variety of data and information supplied by the GSC and DFO. The data are displayed and accessed with an interactive 3D-globe and a user friendly menu system. The kiosk software developed by Tekmap Consulting is built on the World Wind Software Development Kit (SDK). The software also includes an embedded image viewer and video player through the VideoLAN (VLC) project.

The kiosk hardware is a PC with a dual monitor setup. The primary display is a touchscreen monitor, and the secondary display is a larger 'TV' monitor. The user controlled touchscreen displays an interactive World Wind globe, with a simple menu navigation system. The larger TV monitor mirrors the World Wind globe, plus displays user selected images and videos.

The Kiosk software developed by Tekmap Consulting also includes a menu builder/editor. The menu builder program allows the user to easily develop and edit kiosk menu files.

Key features

Key features of the World Wind Interactive Kiosk include:

Has the ability to run stand-alone without network access. World Wind can run using cached data.

Introduction

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